Representative Mike Conaway

March 20, 2016
Unit 4.1 Post


Mike Conaway is the representative in the House of Representatives for Texas' 11th district. Rep. Conaway has been a U.S. Representative since 2005. He served in the Army before working as an accountant. President George W. Bush appointed him to the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy before he was elected to the House of Representatives. The largest contributor to his campaign in 2014 was the Texas Right to Life PAC. Currently Conaway is serving his 6th term in the House of Representatives, and he acts as a deputy Republican whip. Conaway is the Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture. He also serves on the House Armed Services Committee and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The 11th district in Texas fits into the category of Republican Suburban Agriculture because it relies on agriculture for its income, but it is near both Austin and San Antonio Texas.

I believe that Rep. Conaway would be apposed to the bill on the Encryption Act. He serves on the Select Committee on Intelligence and this bill would prevent encryption from being made illegal. Allowing encryption to remain legal makes the gathering of intelligence and other evidence much more difficult or even impossible.

I believe that Rep. Conaway would support the bill on aviation reform. Conaway supports reducing spending and if this bill is passed federal spending on aviation would be reduced drastically.

I believe that Rep. Conaway would also support the sentencing reform bill because like the aviation reform bill reducing the number of inmates would reduce spending.

The Last Chance to Stop Trump Will be After Super Tuesday

March 1, 2016
Unit 3
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A large number of delegates will be awarded for both parties today as several states hold their primaries on Super Tuesday.  Very few delegates have been awarded so far in either party, but by the end of March over half of the delegates will have been awarded.  By the end of March it will be clear if there will be a brokered convention for either the democrats or the republicans.  For the first primaries all of the states award their delegates proportionally, which has allowed the republican candidates other that Trump to stay alive.  After March 15, the democratic party still awards its delegates proportionally, which can make it easier for the loser of the primaries.  But for the republicans, March 15 is a very important date.  For the primaries after March 15 on the republican side the states can award their delegates in a winner take all format.  This would allow a candidate other than Trump to win the nomination without winning a majority of the delegates on Super Tuesday.  For another candidate to win the republican to win the nomination it will be key to win the primaries in the winner take all states after March 15.

This article discusses primaries and caucuses.  It focuses on the need to earn delegates in order to get the nomination for the general election.  The importance of winning the primaries after March 15 when the winner take all system is in place is also stressed if Trump is to be defeated.  The national conventions were also discussed with the possibility of having a brokered convention.  The next month will have a large impact on the presidential campaigns heading into the national conventions later this year.